Squash Gratin

Serves: 4

Mohammad Wiegand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

50

Sweetness

50

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 sprig

Rosemary

1

Salt

30 g

Pecorino

Directions:

1

Peel 2 1/4 pounds of winter squash and cut into cubes

2

Preheat the oven to 450°F

3

In a large ovenproof pot, brown 2 slices of bacon 1/8 inch thick for 5 minutes, turning them over

4

Add the cubes of squash, 4 garlic cloves (unpeeled but crushed), 1 sprig of rosemary, and a little salt

5

Cover with parchment paper and put in the oven for 30 minutes

6

Lower the oven temperature to 350°F, remove the parchment paper, and cook for an additional 30 minutes

7

In the meantime, heat a dry skillet and toast a handful of dried pumpkin seeds

8

Cool on paper towels, then crush

9

When the squash is cooked, take the pot out of the oven and turn on the broiler

10

Throw away the rosemary and the peel of the garlic cloves

11

Remove the slices of bacon and cut into small lardons

12

Mash the squash and garlic with a fork and add the lardons

13

Stir and adjust the seasoning with plenty of freshly ground black pepper

14

Sprinkle the top of the gratin with pumpkin seeds

15

With a vegetable peeler, shave 1 ounce of pecorino or Parmesan cheese into small flakes and sprinkle evenly over the gratin

16

Put under the broiler for about 2 minutes to brown the top

17

Serve immediately

18

Peel 2 1/4 pounds of winter squash and cut into cubes

19

Preheat the oven to 450°F

20

In a large ovenproof pot, brown 2 slices of bacon 1/8 inch thick for 5 minutes, turning them over

21

Add the cubes of squash, 4 garlic cloves (unpeeled but crushed), 1 sprig of rosemary, and a little salt

22

Cover with parchment paper and put in the oven for 30 minutes

23

Lower the oven temperature to 350°F, remove the parchment paper, and cook for an additional 30 minutes

24

In the meantime, heat a dry skillet and toast a handful of dried pumpkin seeds

25

Cool on paper towels, then crush

26

When the squash is cooked, take the pot out of the oven and turn on the broiler

27

Throw away the rosemary and the peel of the garlic cloves

28

Remove the slices of bacon and cut into small lardons

29

Mash the squash and garlic with a fork and add the lardons

30

Stir and adjust the seasoning with plenty of freshly ground black pepper

31

Sprinkle the top of the gratin with pumpkin seeds

32

With a vegetable peeler, shave 1 ounce of pecorino or Parmesan cheese into small flakes and sprinkle evenly over the gratin

33

Put under the broiler for about 2 minutes to brown the top

34

Serve immediately